Multiverse Skill System

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"Are you ready to die?"

As he uttered the last word, the lava dragon had already arrived in front of Yi Shuihan, its speed several times faster than before.

"If I'm not mistaken, its body seems to have shrunk a bit."

Yi Shuihan slightly shifted his body to the side, dodging the sudden attack. He noticed that the lava dragon was much smaller than before; if it was nearly 100 meters long before, it was now only about 80 meters long at most.

Generally speaking, the larger a beast's body is, the stronger it is. However, now that the Lava Dragon's strength has increased, its body has shrunk. This anomaly is even more terrifying.

The body has shrunk, but the overall strength has far exceeded that of before. As a result, the speed becomes even more terrifying, far exceeding the speed after normal enlargement.

Indeed, Yi Shuihan could clearly sense that the attack speed this time had become somewhat threatening. If he continued to be so careless, he might suffer a great loss.

"They actually dodged it? But this is just the beginning."

The lava dragon was bursting with confidence. As long as it didn't encounter a silver-level expert, which it considered a god-level powerhouse, it was fearless in battle and would win.

Its powerful defenses make the Lava Dragon almost immune to ordinary demigod attacks. In other words, even if Naron used his trump card, he probably wouldn't be able to break through its defenses.

The magma it spewed out, which was originally orange, has now turned half golden yellow, and both its quantity and quality have changed dramatically.

Fortunately, the Lava Dragon's main hatred was focused on Yi Shuihan, and it planned to kill Yi Shuihan first before dealing with the others, so Naren and the others now had a chance to catch their breath.

Even so, being on the battlefield, they were not immune to being hit, especially the knights. One of them was accidentally splashed by lava, and lost his entire right arm. The lava was also corrosive. If he hadn't decisively cut off his arm, he might not have survived.

Yi Shuihan certainly had the ability to save people, after all, his strength was even greater than that of the Lava Dragon. If it were Celia, Yi Shuihan would probably save her. As for the others, well, forget about them. They were just strangers who met by chance, and they came here to die on their own. If he hadn't been strong enough, he might be the one who ended up in trouble.

Yi Shuihan could have directly unleashed his power to defeat the Lava Dragon, but he discovered that the Lava Dragon's attacks now carried a completely different kind of power than before. He guessed that it was divine power born after becoming a god in this world. Out of curiosity about divine power, he wanted to experience this power properly, which is why he did not retaliate for the time being.

Even so, Yi Shuihan's performance was truly astonishing, causing the lava dragon, which had originally thought it could easily slaughter Yi Shuihan, to tremble in its heart.

This is its true trump card, and its current power cannot last. If it cannot defeat Yi Shuihan, it will be the one to die.

Under the threat of death, the lava dragon fought desperately, constantly burning the power it had borrowed from the dragon god, completely disregarding its own body, and forcibly increasing its strength by two points. The result was that even if it won, it would severely damage its foundation, making it more than ten times more difficult to break through in the future.

"I see. This divine power is indeed an energy that only silver-level beings possess. Since it can completely overwhelm spiritual energy, one part of it is equivalent to ten parts of it."

As the battle progressed, Yi Shuihan's understanding of divine power accelerated, eventually leading to a complete comprehension of it. He could even generate divine power on his own if he wished.

Chapter 507, Changes Caused by the Hidden Soul Aura of the Underworld Wave

At this point, Yi Shuihan had no intention of continuing the stalemate with the lava dragon and immediately unleashed his full power.

He faintly sensed the power of a god; compared to the lava dragon, Yi Shuihan at this moment was more like a demigod, a half-god.

When Yi Shuihan unleashed his full power, he exuded immense aura. If before his power was unleashed he appeared to be a talented young master, now he was like a god-king who controlled life and death, as if the world revolved around him.

"To thank you for your sparring, I'll use this trick on you. I hope you have a good time in the underworld of this world."

Purple corpse energy burst forth, unleashing the Corpse Energy Netherworld Wave in this world. A massive illusory gate actually appeared behind Yi Shuihan.

The door is engraved with countless patterns. Familiar creatures such as skulls, zombies, vampires, demons, and dragons only make up a small part of it, while there are also many other species that look very powerful.

As soon as the illusory gate, or perhaps the gate to the underworld, appeared, the lava dragon's eyes dimmed instantly, and the entire dragon froze in place, completely ignoring the attacks.

The dragon's soul flew out of its body. Visibly, its soul struggled and roared, yet it was still drawn into the gates of the underworld by an invisible force.

Then the gate to the underworld, which had opened a crack, closed and disappeared.

"...Huff...Huff..."

Yi Shuihan gasped for breath, his heart filled with astonishment. The unexpected turn of events in the Netherworld Wave of Accumulated Corpse Qi was something he had not anticipated.

Normally, Yi Shuihan could withstand using the Accumulated Corpse Qi Netherworld Wave more than ten times and wouldn't feel so exhausted as he does now. However, due to this inexplicable change, it has become extremely difficult for Yi Shuihan to use it.

If this continued for a while longer, Yi Shuihan felt that he might suffer a backlash, and it was not impossible that his soul would be sucked into that door.

"Why did that gate appear? The Sekishiki Meikai Ha (Sludge Belcher's Aura Underworld Wave) isn't like this; it's more like banishing souls to a place, not this..."

Yi Shuihan didn't know how to describe it; he had a vague feeling that things were probably much more complicated than he thought.

"The lava dragon, it's dead?"

"We are saved!"

"Great!"

The death of the lava dragon brought great joy to everyone else. Even the guy who lost his arm smiled. Who would rather die than live?

Celia looked at Yi Shuihan with complicated emotions. Yi Shuihan's strength made her feel that a chasm had suddenly appeared between them, causing the distance between them to widen continuously. She disliked this feeling very much.

At this moment, Celia fully understood that Yi Shuihan was not some ignorant young master from a wealthy family. He was a much stronger expert than her teacher, a demigod, or even more than an ordinary demigod, someone who was close to becoming a true god. Otherwise, even a dragon favored by the gods wouldn't be his match.

Noticing Celia's gaze, Yi Shuihan, having regained some of his strength, smiled slightly and said, "What! Don't you recognize me?"

If it weren't for the enormous corpse of the creature beside her reminding Celia of this, she would almost have thought that everything before was an illusion, and that Yi Shuihan was still the young master in her eyes.

"I really don't know you. You're so capable, why do you have to pretend to be so weak?"

Celia said, somewhat annoyed.

"Uh! I don't think I've ever said anything like I'm weak, have I?" Knowing that the more he explained, the more guilty he would seem, Yi Shuihan simply remained silent and didn't continue on the topic.

"My demigod, I wonder what you intend to do with this lava dragon? If possible, I would like to ask you to trade its core to me."

Naron walked up to Yi Shuihan, appearing extremely submissive and adopting a very humble posture.

"Take them all if you want them. Anyway, this core should be used by Celia! She talked to me so much along the way, so this is her reward."

Yi Shuihan didn't care about the core of the lava dragon. It might be very precious, but it was something he could easily obtain.

This answer clearly surprised Naron. He was taken aback at first, and then looked at Celia thoughtfully, as if he had misunderstood something.

Upon hearing this, Celia seemed to realize something, her face flushed slightly, and a hint of affection began to stir within her.

Yi Shuihan swore that he really didn't have any feelings for this girl. He only admired her because she had indeed helped him and had protected him before.

Unfortunately, even if Yi Shuihan could see it, he couldn't explain it to her. He figured they would be separated soon anyway, so he didn't think much of it.

Naron used his spatial ring to put the dragon inside, and then the group left the valley without lingering.

It is a huge island, and upon closer inspection, one can discover that there are countless dragons on the island, and each dragon is at least as powerful as a legendary being, with many also possessing the aura of stars and demigods.

This is the legendary Dragon Island, the gathering place of dragons.

Deep within Dragon Island, in a dark cave, a giant dragon nearly 3 meters long suddenly opened its eyes.

"Who? Who killed my son!"

The aura of a demigod erupted instantly, causing the cave to shake violently.

It then spread its wings and flew out of the cave. With a huge dragon roar, countless dragons flew towards it at the same time.

"Why is the Dragon Emperor so angry? I don't know what happened."

"It seems that the Dragon Emperor's son was killed outside."

"How is that possible? Ren Mingbi is a chosen one of the gods. If he summons the power of the Dragon God, no one except a true god can kill him. And the other true gods should not attack Ren Mingbi out of respect for the Dragon God!"

The roar of the dragons lasted for half a day, and then an extremely powerful will descended. If Yi Shuihan were there, he would have found that this will was exactly the same as the will summoned by Ren Mingbi, and it undoubtedly belonged to the Dragon God.

Once the Dragon God's will departed, the entire Dragon Island finally fell silent.

"Why do I have this bad feeling?"

As Yi Shuihan walked through a medieval city, a sudden sense of unease arose in his heart. At that moment, he was unaware that a huge crisis was about to strike; he was merely slightly alert.

Chapter 508, Who else is there? Summon them all.

Upon reaching the gate of an ancient castle, Yi Shuihan was stopped by two men dressed in standard black iron armor.

"This is not a place for someone like you. Leave!"

A deep voice came from one of the black-armored warriors, slightly vibrating the air and carrying a hint of menace.

Gu Lijian was surprised to see that the man in front of him remained unmoved despite his imposing aura. This man actually had such courage, but unfortunately, his strength was too weak, and he didn't know when to advance or retreat.

Those who can serve as gatekeepers in this branch of the Myriad Realms Business Alliance must at least possess the strength of a high-level mage above level 10. Don't underestimate them just because they are gatekeepers; in fact, such powerful individuals would be overlords in any small or medium-sized city on the continent.

Only those at the Star level or above can officially join the Myriad Realms Business Alliance, while only those above the Legendary level are qualified to enter and trade. Some special individuals are also allowed in. Clearly, the gatekeepers are selecting who is qualified to enter, and the fact that Yi Shuihan was blocked indicates that they do not believe he possesses the strength above the Legendary level.

Just as the valley was about to move to drive the people away, a woman in a fiery red dress with an extremely alluring appearance suddenly walked over from a distance.

At this moment, Gu Li's expression changed, and he and another gatekeeper quickly stepped aside, bowing slightly as if to welcome an important person.

Yi Shuihan was curious about the woman's identity. He could tell at a glance that her strength was not much different from that of the two gatekeepers. What was the reason that the two gatekeepers were so wary of her?

That's right, it was fear. Yi Shuihan noticed that when the gatekeeper saw the woman, his body trembled violently, and there was an obvious look of extreme horror in his eyes.

"If it's not her own strength, then it must be her identity. Besides, this woman's personality must be the vicious type."

While he was thinking, the woman in the fiery red dress had already walked up to Yi Shuihan, and then stopped because Yi Shuihan was blocking her way.

A dangerous aura emanated from the woman's body, and the next moment, without warning, she kicked Yi Shuihan in the groin.

"Damn it, that kick will cut off your offspring!"

A strange cry escaped his lips. Although he knew the force of the kick wouldn't cause him any harm, Yi Shuihan still instinctively dodged.

"You dare to hide?"

Just as Yi Shuihan began to feel disgusted with the woman, she spoke in an extremely surprised tone, seemingly incredulous that Yi Shuihan dared to dodge her attack.

"Why can't I dodge? You suddenly attacked and you think you're in the right?"

He asked a question in return, having already made up his mind that if the woman's answer did not satisfy him, he might as well bully the weak himself.

Attacking specific areas should not embolden them.

The woman scrutinized Yi Shuihan for a moment, then her eyes lit up. She abandoned her previous arrogance and adopted an extremely friendly expression. If Yi Shuihan hadn't been able to see the cunning hidden beneath that expression, the woman might have truly succeeded in deceiving him.

"I'm so sorry! I mistook you for another annoying guy."

That slightly coquettish voice sent shivers down one's spine: "How about this, as an apology, I'll take you inside to buy something. Judging from your appearance, you must have been stopped from getting in before!"

Such blatant flattery—it would be strange if she were truly kind. However, wanting to see what tricks this woman was up to, Yi Shuihan didn't refuse.

Following the woman, Yi Shuihan easily entered the castle without encountering any hindrance. He also took to heart the pitying looks he received from the two gatekeepers.

"My name is Laris. What should I call you? I can't exactly call you 'handsome brother'!"

Yi Shuihan was speechless. Although being called "handsome brother" by a woman, especially a good-looking one, sounded nice, Yi Shuihan still found it hard to accept.

"Forget about handsome brother, just call me Yi Shuihan."

He had considered hiding his real name, but in the end he revealed it.

"The handsome guy has a really nice name."

Lalis gave a perfunctory compliment, then seemed to have lost her footing and fell headlong into Yi Shuihan's arms.

"ah!"

With a gasp, Laris's face was filled with panic.

"What kind of tactic is this? Throwing herself into my arms."

As a gentleman, Yi Shuihan did not make any move to let the beautiful woman fall to the ground, but instead let her fall on him.

At this moment, the two people's posture appeared very ambiguous to others.

"Your figure is quite nice, isn't it?" Even through a layer of clothing, Yi Shuihan could still feel Lalis's alluring body.

Just as Yi Shuihan was about to help Lalis and make her his official wife, a roar rang out at the right time.

"What are you doing?"

Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a young man with blond hair and blue eyes standing about 20 meters away, his face contorted in a murderous glare as he stared at Yi Shuihan.

"You're dead. He's my fiancé, and his father is the head of a branch of this Multiverse Business Alliance, a Star-level mage."

Lalis's voice rang softly in Yi Shuihan's ear. At this moment, Yi Shuihan finally understood the other party's plan. It turned out that she wanted to use someone else to do her dirty work.

What puzzled Yi Shuihan was why it was done in this way. Since this young man was Lalis's fiancé, given their relationship, he should have been happy to help if Lalis had just asked!

Before Yi Shuihan could think further, two armored warriors clad in bronze armor suddenly appeared in front of the blond youth. With a flick of the blond youth's finger, they charged towards Yi Shuihan.

"Honey, you hold them off first, I'll go get reinforcements."

Lalis left Yi Shuihan's side and hurriedly ran outside.

The two armored warriors ignored Lalis and instead wielded their greatswords to strike Yi Shuihan with extreme ruthlessness, each move aimed at killing him.

"Damn it, just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean I'm a pushover!"

Yi Shuihan was also enraged. Two legendary-level trash wanted to kill him; they were simply courting death.

With a single punch, he pierced the heart of a bronze-armored warrior. Then, with a twist of his body, he guided another warrior to crash directly into the greatsword of the warrior whose heart had been pierced, instantly beheading him.